Hawaii · statute · Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 665 · 5 active provisions
In all cases where real property escheats by law to the State, the attorney general shall file an information in the circuit court of the first circuit, setting forth the facts upon which the claim of the State to the escheat is based. Summons shall be issued as in other actions. The attorney general shall cause the su…
In all actions provided for in section 665-1, the following shall be conclusive presumptions of fact: (1) That the person who last owned the property has died intestate, if it is shown that the owner has been absent from the State and not been heard of for the space of fifteen years, and has neither in person nor throu…
In such actions no person shall be allowed to defend against the State on the ground of being in possession of the property, unless the person proves that the person is in possession under color of title, or has been in adverse possession thereof for a period not less than twenty years and that the taxes upon the prope…
If a decree is entered in favor of the State, the department of land and natural resources shall cause the premises to be sold at public auction, and the proceeds of sale after deducting all costs and expenses shall be deposited in the treasury of the State and there abide the claim of any heir or other person thereto…
Any person claiming the proceeds of sale of escheated property may present the person's claim by commencing an action in the circuit court of the first circuit. Service shall be made upon the attorney general who may appear and defend on behalf of the State. If the court renders a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, th…